The cock-tailed tyrant (Alectrurus tricolor) is a species of bird in the family Tyrannidae. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, and Paraguay. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland and subtropical or tropical seasonally wet or flooded lowland grassland. It is threatened by habitat loss.

Cock-tailed tyrant
male above, female below, both in Serra da Canastra, Brazil
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Tyrannidae
Genus: Alectrurus
Species:
A. tricolor
Binomial name
Alectrurus tricolor
(Vieillot, 1816)
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References

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  1. ^ BirdLife International (2017). "Alectrurus tricolor". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T22700300A110738421. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-1.RLTS.T22700300A110738421.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
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